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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



Jri.v 1, 1!H)0. 



*«>'nti(iti ri ll' Kcvi' u v> hell vm «vrit< 



Ihat llii' new ;iss(ici;i1 i<in wnuM in im \\ay 

 ilctracl fniiM the weight or intliiciict' nt' 

 till' ]i:iiTiil nr<i;mi/;i1iiiii. 



Officers Elected. 



Oflicoi'^ were ilrriccl ;is l'iill(j\\<: 

 I'l'csiilciii .1. ' '. li'iilii iisiii. Wat I'lliid. 



I'irst \'irc |ii'c-i(li'iit M. 11. I Mii'vc.-i. 

 New ^dik. 



Scrciinl \'ici'-|il rsiilrlil I". A\'. linl 

 yiaiKi, \\';isliiiiLiti>ii. 1'. ( . 



Srcn't;ir\ 'ricnsiircr - I '. \'.. Kcihlrl. 

 ClcvclaiHl.'d. 



Assist,-inl Scciri:ii\ l.cciii.-i ri| II. 



\';ni^liaii. < hicii;;!!. 



l^NlTlll i\(' < 'iiinniil t I'c W. S. Wnml- 



MilV, ()r;uiy. I null.: lien. S. (iriTii, ('lii- 

 i-ayii; Alex. I'oi'lirs, Xfw ^'mk: < '. N. 

 l';i<ii\ |)i's Mciiiics. liiwii: S. I'. Wilianl, 

 \V('tlicrslifl<l. ( 1)1111. 



.\Iclilli('l'slii[i ( •■lilinit IcM' .Mlirri Mr- 

 ('ulliiii^li. < iiiciiiii.-ii i ; v.. 1,. I';i;.;i'. 

 ('■rcriic, \. \.: .1. < . \':inL;!iaii. ( 'liii-iiyo. 



Place of Meeting. 



In iici-nrdai'i-c v-. iili c-iisluiii. no i-ity 

 was Mitcil un, lull in\ilatiiins witc re:"! 

 I'rotii All.-iiitir <"ny. Iicnvcr. Ni;i;4ara 

 'Falls. (>iit., ami S;ira1(i!_a. as I'.M n. c-im- 

 \cnti(in citii's. .\h inlo'-innl liallnl 

 slidwcd ;i iii;ii(irily t'avoi'inu .\tl;iiitic 

 Citv. lull llii itnittrr is vd'circil io the 



OXOcllt 1\ '■ colllMlittre. 



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for Florists' forcing; Azaleas, Roses, Palms, etc. 

 Komans, Valleys, Lilies, etc., imported to order 

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A complete line of healthy, well-grown, well- 

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 HILLEGOM, HOLLAND 



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Mr. Coy Honored. 



S. I". Wilhinl. (,r Wrtiicrsfipld, Conn.. 

 ;ni I'x |iii si(|riit ;iii(| nlsd cx-iiiciiibor of 

 ihf ( (iiiiirci ic-iil Ji'j^islat lire, proposed, the 

 iKiiiic fur iKiiiurai'v nicnibcrsiiip of K. I.. 

 I (iv. i<\' .Mclnisc. Mass.. formerly of A'tnv 

 N'uik st.'itc. to wlior.i lie ri'ferred as a 

 ScliT.-lll sccil yiowrf well known to niosi 

 of tlio iiictii lirisiiip, whose Iohl;' and lion- 

 or.-llilc record in llie seeil luisilless renders 

 liiiii iii^lily deserving of siirh an honor. 

 The noiiiiinit ion was se(on(le<l liy J\ W. 

 I'.id^iano. of W'asliineton. ;ippro\ed liy 

 I'lesideiii W'oodni If . ;is rec|uii'eil under 

 ihe rules. :iiiil ;iL;ree(| iii liy -.i nnaninious 

 Vote. 



Committee on Conference. 



<ln iiiotion :i .joint (■oinniillee. to lie 

 eonii'iised of tile eh;iirnien of the conimit- 

 lees on l:iiilf :ind eiistonis, seed legisla- 

 tion and post;il l;iws, was createil to eon- 

 fer with siniihir coininittees of the So- 

 ei"ty of .\iiierii-;ni I'hjrists anil American 

 .\s -oci;!) ion of .Xurservmeii on matters 

 of ini]iorlanc-e and mutii.al interest, 'llie 

 iisii.-il :ippro]iriat ion \\;is xnted for the 





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A good farmer is the wisest of all men, who, 

 with the plough, writes on the land the magnificent 

 book of human happiness. (B. P. (i.) 



F. W. Bolgiano. 



(Second Vice-president of the American Seed Trade Association.) 



THE BEST CROPS OF ONIONS 



can be raised in tlie United States witli 



"VARELA'S" 



Improved Bermuda Onion Seeds 



Limited prnduction for I'.lO'.i Write soon to secure 

 some. My IMl'ROVKD SKKOS are only obtain- 

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 grower cannot get it from his st-edMnan, write to me 

 and I will give you the names of many who can supply it. 



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Per oz. II). 

 l.arge Flowerinsr, Show and Fancy.. .$1.00 SI2.0(t 



tiiant I'aney, mixture of best BortH 2 00 24.00 



(iiaut Fancy, \ery special, S and 5- 

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(iiant Fancy, saved from named plants s.CO 

 Cash with order. CarriaKC paid. 



The Bedfordshire Seed Co., Ltd., Sandy, England 



.Mention 'I'he Review when von write 



National (diiiicil of irorticnlliire, to con- 

 tinue its work in tiie interests vt' the seed 

 trade. Secret;iry Kendel spoke in liiehly 

 eomplinientary terms of tlu! ^vork that 

 has 1 II doiK," by this orjijanization. 



( )n motion a sjieei.al vote of thanks 

 was tendered to ]\lr. McFiirland for his 

 elalior.ately ]iresente(l Jaiitern slide lec- 

 tiiie of the i)rccedinjf eveniii;f. The mo- 

 tion, pi-i posed liy \\\ I'. Stokes .'ind 

 serouded by J.'. C. Woodrutf, was ear- 

 lieil iiniininiously. 



■ 'resident WoodrufT called attention to 

 tile presence of the followinif t'X-presi- 

 deiits in attendance at this eoiuciition : 

 .1. <. V;iu^lian. 1892; Albert .McCul- 

 loitoh, ],s!IU and I'.tUO; S. 10. P.riggs, 

 1MI.1; .Jerome B. Kice, 1!M)2; Walter P. 

 Stokes. lll(i;{; S. F. Will.ard, J904; Chas. 

 .\. I'a-e, litu.-, ; \V. II. (h-enell, l!)(i(i; 

 Henry \V. Wood, ]!M)7; fieo. S. Creen, 

 liins; .and at his sugiijfestion a oroup 

 ]iiioto<;f;iph was taken of the foreeuing 

 after adjournment of the convention. 



Closing Ceremonies. 



To Cii.as. Dickinson was acetjrded the 

 iioiior of escortinjr to the chair tiie newly- 

 elected ])resitleiit, J. C. Kobinson, who 

 responded in a neat speech, which evi- 

 denced his J'ldl ap|ireciatiou of the re- 

 sponsibilities of the position and his own 

 willingness to do all in his j)OW(>r to ful- 

 lill tiiein properly, in ^Ir. Itobinsrui the 

 tissociation secures the services of a man 

 of c-NccUent tact, good judgment and 

 kindly nature, who will give it strength, 

 jiart icularly in the section from which 

 lie comes. 'Mr. Kobinson felt that his 

 residence west of the Mississippi, though 

 not far from the center of our common 

 country, might make it ditlicuit for him 

 to lie in as close toucli as he would desire 

 ^^i1h the eastern membershi]), and he 

 therefore urged that all memljers advise 

 him frequently and fully as to the needs 

 of the association. Mr. Eobinson's elec- 

 tion was unanimous. 



As a reward for his attempt to decline 

 the honor of tlie oflice of first vice-presi- 

 dent, .Mr. Diiryea was threatened by ]Mr. 

 (ireen with lieing m;ule perpetual vice- 

 president, and Mr. McC'ullough told him 

 if that was not enough to make him sit 



